The Sri Lankan government has identified over 300 acres of land in the Kandy District to construct a domestic airport proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the preliminary construction work is to commence next month. The government has identified the land in the Karandagolla area in Kandy to set up the airport. Media Minister Keheliya [...]
Libyan forces guarding Muammar Gaddafi’s body in a cold storage room let in members of the public to view the deposed leader for a second day today, but the wounds that may hold the clue to how he died were covered up. Gaddafi’s body lay on a mattress on the floor of the cold room, [...]
The CID today (October 11) arrested five suspects in Colombo allegedly connected with the shooting at Mulleriyawa while further investigations are being carried out into the incident that claimed four lives, Police Spokesman, SSP Maxi Procter stated.
A police official says former lawmaker Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and two of his supporters were killed today (Saturday) in an intraparty shootout during local council elections. Curfew has been imposed in Mulleriyawa police division till 6am tomorrow (Oct. 9) due to the incident and investigation has been handed over to the CID. So far five [...]
Indian tourists, business people and transit passengers will have to apply for travel authorization ahead of heading for Sri Lanka, in a few months from now. Indians constitute the biggest chunk of tourists into the country. On Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration department announced that an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system that will replace [...]
Arrangements have been made to promote the Ratmalana Airport as a City airport as there is a growth of foreign private aircraft arrivals since of late. Chairman of Airport & Aviation Services (SL) Limited Mr.Prasanna Wickramasuriya, said that the number of private jets coming to Sri Lanka has increased by 30 percent and as such [...]
Veteran and award winning actor, Joe Abeywickrama passed away at the age of 78 today evening following a brief illness. Gammana Patabendige Don John “Joe” Abeywickrama was born on June 13, 1933. He began acting in 1957 and continued until recently. Many in the industry consider him as the best character depicter in Sinhalese cinema.
One soldier injured in the explosion that took place at around 3.45pm inside the armoury at the Weerawila army camp, Military spokesman Brig. Nihal Hapuarachchi told Ada Derana. He added that there were continued reports of small explosions.
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has singled out Michael Clarke for praise over his snubbing of Indian Premier League and Big Bash League riches, arguing the Twenty20 phenomenon is proving the downfall of Test cricket in his homeland as too many put cash before country. Ranatunga, now an opposition member of Parliament, also took [...]
Sri Lanka’s port authority on Tuesday said it has asked China for $40 million loan to demolish a massive seabed rock obstructing the entrance of its new $1.4 billion Hambantota port, due to start commercial operations this year. The island nation launched the port in August 2010 with an initial target of handling 2,500 ships [...]
